Elections to the newly created Kirkcaldy District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 36 seats to Kirkcaldy District Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 24 | - | - | 66.7 | 44.9 | 13,961 | New | ||
| Conservative | 5 | - | - | 13.9 | 17.9 | 5,550 | New | ||
| Residents | 4 | - | - | 11.1 | 17.4 | 5,404 | New | ||
| Independent | 3 | - | - | 8.3 | 8.0 | 2,502 | New | ||
| SNP | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 7.2 | 2,239 | New | ||
| Communist | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1,038 | New | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.3 | 393 | New | ||
Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 August 2024.